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How a flamboyant thief quietly pulled off an extraordinary coin heist

David Gee pulled off one of the most baroque and ambitious coin heists in Australian history, nicking precious coins from the special collections of the nation's oldest library without anybody noticing.

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How a flamboyant thief quietly pulled off an extraordinary coin heistDavid Gee pulled off one of the most baroque and ambitious coin heists in Australian history, nicking precious coins from the special collections of the nation's oldest library without anybody noticing.
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